That excuse might sometimes get you out of a speeding ticket, but Hubert Lee Credit couldn't justify allegedly stealing an ambulance to drive himself to the hospital, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

"I saw the ambulance, and I was going to drive myself to the hospital."

Credit, who had a puncture wound to the head, didn't get far. Authorities pulled him over just a mile away, using GPS. WTSP reports that he was treated at Tampa General hospital before being taken to his final destination -- jail.

As for the man for whom the ambulance was intended, the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay dispatched another emergency crew, and he received treatment.

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Dylan Edward Contreras

Dylan Edward Contreras. 19, was arrested for providing false information about his identity after an encounter with Twin Falls police. Police then noticed that Contreras had his last name tattooed on his arm. He was arrested on three outstanding warrants.